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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
Cotton OH Trust.
[Sneeial Cor. AppneaI.l

Especial COf. Apppeai.l
New York, Sept. 6.-I see by
some extracts from your paper in
the Cincinnati Price Current there
is feeling of disappointment on
the part of the planters with the
Cotton Oil Trust.
What the planters naturally
want is the full value of the pro.
duct, and in order to obtain that,
they must have competing buyers
for seed. 1t is my object in writ.
ing to You to show how this end
can be obtained.
To start an effective opposition
to manufacture oil or cake in this
country viii involve q great deal
Of time, outlay of capital, and the
result is very doubtful; but there
is no reason why the oil orushers
of England, France and Holland
should not be made steady and
large customers for our seed, if it
is put before them in the proper
way. In the first place. you must
meet the disease with the home
opathic remedy and oppose a
thoroughly well knitted organiza-
ton to the existing monopoly.
Let the producers Of the districts
which feed the Memphis and New
Orleans mills combine and agree
to sell their seed through oae
agent only, some man in whom
they have faith, who cannot be
bought and knows his business.
This, even if the export scheme
should be slow of development,
would give them adecided advan'
tage in dealing with the single
buyer. If foreign buyers know to
whom to apply and are made to
know that they will be treated fair.
ly, they will not be slow in coming
forward, and their competition
with the home buyer will settle
the question of value. An agency
to handle seed for export must be
at sea port and must possess the
proper facilities for cleaning bag
ging and putting on board the
goods and this requires some out
lay of capital, but not great deal
and if the planters were unwilling
to put their hands III their pockets
the money could probably be
found outside, so long as there
was a guarantee Of permanent
business. / will not go into any
further details to day and will on
ly add, that il anything is to be
done against next seasons busi
ness, there is no time to lose.
FAIR PLAY.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

The people from the surround
ing district fiocked in crowds to
witness the strange spectacle. The
sea. with the islands of GorgOna,
Capraja and Elba, was before us /;
old battlemented wateh-towers
stretched along the coast, backed
BY the marble-erested Apprentices
glistening in the sea, picturesque
from their diversified outlines; I;
and not a human dwelling was in
sight.
Three white wands stuck in the
yellow sand, from low water to
high water mark, indicated, but
not with precision, the place of
burial. An hour of toll went past
before they had discovered the
lime in which the body lay con-
cealed; suddenly mattock, with
a dull, heavy sound, struck the
skull, causing a general shudder,
while the men drew back. The
furnace being placed and surroun.
ded by wood, the remains were
removed from their shallow rest.
ing place. 1t was Byron's wish
that the skull, which was of unu.
sual beauty, should be preserved /;
but it almost instantly fell to pie
ces. OF the volume of Keats
poems which had been buried with
Shelley's body, only the binding
remained, and this was cast upon
the pyre. Although the fire was
greater than that of the preceding
day, the body was but slowly con.
sumed. Three hours elapsed be-
fore it separated; it then fell open
across the breasts the heart, which
was unusually large, seemed i'm
pregnable to the fire. Trelawney
plunged his hand into the flames
and snatched the relic from the
burning. The day was one of wide
autumnal calm and beauty.
During the whole funeral cere'
mony a solitary sea-bird, crossing
and recrossing the pile, was the
only intruder that bafiled the vigi-
lance of the guard. Byron, who
could not face the scene, had swum
oil to the yacht. Leigh Hunt
looked on from the carriage. Ha.
wing cooled the furnace in the sea
Trelawney collected the fragments
of bones and ashes and deposited
them in the oaken box. All was
over. Byron and Hunt returned
to Pisa in their carriage. Shenley
and Trelawney, bearing the oaken
Golfer, went on board the Bolivar
The relics of Shelley's heart, given
soon after by Trelawney to Hunt
were at Mary Shelley's earnest
request, supported by the entrca
ty OF Mrs. Williams, confided to
Mary's hands. After her death
in a copy of the Pisa edition Of
"Adonais,' at the page which tells
how death is swallowed up in im'
mortality, was found under silk
en- covering the embrowned ashes
now shrunk and withered, which
she had secretly treasured.-Dow
denis Life OF Shelley.
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NO. 81
A VALENTINE.
Editor Greenville Times.

Editor Greenville Times.
1t certainly seems in order to
complain about a railroad doing
the business this branch road does,
and not accommodating Its patrons
with a regular daily mail. The
road has been running for over
twenty months, and one may ven-
ture 10 say that no other road in
q country settled as this is but has
daily mail facilities. Inquiry has
been increasingly made through
Congressman Catchings as to the
mail being put on, and his response
is regularly now that the obstrue-
tion comes from the railroad. 1t
can but be surmised that the CON-
pany are Indifferent to the inter
ests Of their clients, and are un-
willing, for reasons looking to ex-
pense or irregularity of train run.
ming, to do what any other first
class road would feel 1t their duty
to do. Relying on the arrange
ment for daily mail being quickly
made, and long since put in opera
tion, Glonora has been allowed to
cease to be q mail landing, and
frequenters of this road have to
20 to Grecnvllle, Longwood, or
Leota to secure their mail through
responsible hands. General Rail.
way Postal Agent Terrell assured
various parties that the mail
should be running on this branch
road by the 1st Of February; but
now the middle OF February there
is still no mail. Possibly the in.
sertion of these remarks may act
as a reminder Of this, the most
serious at present amongst the
grounds of complaint against the
railroad.
Our depot is needing repairs
to the wagon platform. There
are three holes In il to break
mules legs, aud the approaches
again need filing with cnders to
counteract the depth of mud in.
creasing with every rain. The
ceilings of both waiting room and
Office are out Of repair, as also
the south wall Of the ware room
and cows can again take Their
supper at the cotton platform
The agent informs us that 1t is use
less for him to notify authorities
of requirements such as these al
this depot, and they even refused
to repay him for help in unloading
q car load Of mules (before the
stock bridge was built), so indif
foront are they to their liabilities
or to his efforts to protect the
company therefrom in an emer
gency. After q verbal statement
of them not long since, at tho re
quest of Mr.. II. II. Harris, en-
ployee of the road, there was writ
ten and forwarded complaints OF
filling the engine with ditchwatcr,
and tho delay therefrom; also to
relate that the water coolers OF
the passenger car had been filed
from the like source. 1t may be
that this is still news to
the railroad authorities at head.
quarters, as the complaint was
never acknowledged.
WAYsIDE.
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Something About B0OmS.
IN. o. states.l.

The boom business however has
extended beyond the limits ofAla.
bama. The dispatches in the
newspapers show that Mississippi
prompted by a laudable dcsire to
wobble along with the procession
has gone in for booms for oil they
are worth. We see that iron has
been discovered at or near the
town of Duck Hill and that Colo.
mel Pettingill, or some other kind
of a Colonel from Memphis, is now
out with u party prodding the
sides of the sand hills and will
soon make q report. Heretofore
the chief products of Duck Hill
have been dog fennel and train
wreckers, and those who have
seen the little town slumbering be.
side the railroad track can hardly
realize now that an iron boom had
nerve onough to wake it up. The
Duck Hillians themselves never
In their widest dreams imagined
that boom would be bold enough
to locate there unless it was tired
of life and desired a quiet place in
which to die. But nevertheless
the boom came in upon them sur.
reptitiously.
The other morning the Duck Hi.
lians got up and found the boom
in town, and every man, woman
and child turned out to look at it,
and the local band serenadod it,
and there was never so much ex.
citement even when the circus
came that way. Duck Hill is
Duck Hill no more. 1t is now the
Birmingham of Mississippi, and
every man who owns a clay bill is
millionaire. A short time ago q
whole tract of land could have
becn swapped for a fiddle, but not
now. Land has gone up. Duck
Hill is on a boom. The boom,
strong as it may appear, did not
stop there, but steered southward
until it struck Beauregard, Miss.
where coal has suddenly been dis
covered. If there is any ono spot
ON the face of the globe where
something ought to be discovered
it is BeauFegard. For many years
that town has been engaged in the
Improbable business of raising
pine saplings, and, therefore 1t il
to be congratulated for having
found coal and started on q boom
There may be some people, unac
quainted with the resources Of
Bcauregard, who will declare that
the coal leaked from the tender OF
passing locomotive, but the town
should not be discouraged BY
such talk. 1t should keep on with
the boom, and the villages of Skill
letyille aud Hog Eye will be spur.
red to activity by tho example and
turn up petroleum or copper
boom fn very short time. On
with the booms'
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Rangers Notice.

|ate of Mississippi,
bington County. I
b up by Dan Allen, on the prem
John III. Bowen, near Green
pn the 4th day of February,
Pale-Red STEER, about 7 or s
nd, marked as follows: underbit
ear, swallow-fork and underbit
] ear. Appraised at $40.
bwner of the above described es-
[hereby notified to come forward.
property, pay charges and take
{ay or she will be dealt with us
directs.
w. II. SMITH,
I2-3t Ranger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
Mr.. Manning Offers His Resignation,

Secretary Manning called at the
White House this afternoon and
placed ms resignation in the hands
of the President, to take effect ON
the appointment and qualification
of his successor. This action is
taken III order to allow Mr.. Man.
ming to accept the presidency of
the Western National Bank, of the
city Of New York. His letter of
resignation will not be made pub
lie for some days. 1t is stated at
the White House that no immedi.
ate appointment will be made to
the office, and that Mr.. Manning
will continue to act as Secretary
for several weeks. Ii is known
that the President parts with Mr..
Manning with sincere. regret, and
that he reluctantly consents to his
withdrawal from the Cabinet. Sec.
retary Manning left Washington
this afternoon for Albany, via
New York.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
Notice Of Final Account.

3 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
Iisa Z. Walcott. Jessie 4. Wal
Archer Walcott, Walter II. Wal
and William II. WalcOtt heirs at
II 7. q. Walcott, deceased.
hre commanded to appear before
Aancery Court Of the county OF
>on in said State on the second
of April 1887, to show cause II
hy the final account Off. s. Alvis
1strator Of the estate Oft. G. Wal
eceased. should not be allowed
be finally discharged from said
tration.
D 1887 Q. Nj. johnson,
2-30 Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Science states that an examiDa
tion by an occulist of the eyes Of
LOO persons who work by the in
candoscent electric light fails to
show any injurious effects pro
ducod by that light. Tho arc
light may cause eye trouble If in
too close proximity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
Dr Furnishing Town Supplies.

re hereby INVITED containing
u ior lighting street lamps, fur
pm, Of not less than 100 degrees
Pf furnishing feed, corn. hay.
prah, 1or ) horses; and for re-
garbage. Bids may be made
or In toto, as bidders prefer:
ee accompanied by bond to be
py the Mayor in the sum of
faithful performance of con-
men MS Is to run for one year from
u, 1881. The Council reserves
to reject any and all bids.
= pc left with the undersigned
Iore II m. Tuesday, March LIST.
WIN. YERGER, Clerk
4 OF City Council of Greenvllle
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

One little stream, whose waters
flow from river to river until they
finally join the Amazon, runs for
ten or fifteen miles by the side of
one of the sources of the great
Paraguay. Though they flow par
allel to each other, and only two
or three miles apart, they run in
opposite directions. Canoes are
often hauled across the interven.
ing partage, and in this way it is
possible for q small boat to travel
from the mouth of the Amazon to
Buenos Ayres along the inland
waters of South America, and
with a portage of nearly two or
three miles.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
constable Sale.

The STATE OF MISSISSIPPI |
Washington County. !
lman Smith Il Co.
VS..
and Mary Walker.
3 Court, d. b. O'Bannon. Sd Dis
fict, Washington county.
tue Of an execution In the above
(suing out of the above court to
tted, | will expose to public sale
por IF the Court House in Green
ssissippi, within the hours pre-
py law, to the highest bidder for
the
honday. 7th day Of March, 1887,
ght, title and interest ofthe de-
Richard and Mary Walker in
wing described property, to-wit.
puth east quarter of Lot B, being
nsion 90 by 100 feet, Block 2.
idition, in the City of Green
lshington county, Mississippi
having been levied on as the
of the said defendants, and
sold to satisfy plaintiffs claim
psts.
W. X. GILDART,
ofGreenville and ex-oflicio Con-
Feb 12-n30
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Monday, 7th day Of March, 1887,
for oistern and Enclosing
School House.

f hereby invited containing pro-
Pr enclosing School House No.
30 for building a Cistern there
es and specifications win be
b BY the undersigned on appli-
The Council reserves the right
any and all bids. Bids must
ed In or before II m. Tuesday,
pay of March, 1887.
WIN. YERGER, Clerk
OF City Council of Greenville.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

To have levied this tax upon the
States beyond the Federal lines,
was an outrage, but nevertheless
it was done and they have no re.
course but to pay it on demand;
and IN fact have paid large sums
in liquidation since the war. When.
ever claim on behalf of one of
the delinquent commonwealth is
allowed by Congress or the courts,
or an amonnt falls due to her on
account of her quota of proceeds
of public lands sold by the Gov.
ernment, within her borders, the
money is passed over to the U. s.
Treasury to be placed as a credit
against her Indebtedness on &C.
count of "direct war tax,n instead
Of being transferred to the Golfers
of the State.-Aberdeen Exam.
iner.
By the sworn report of the
comptroller of the Vicksburg and
Meridian Railroad Company made
to the Railroad Commission and
dated January 81, 1887. it appears
that the receipts from passengers
over that road for the quarter end.
ing December 81 1856, were 60.
652.95. The receipts from the
same source for the same quarter
in 1885, we're e49.O52.7s, showing
an increase in 1886 of S1.569.20.
The claim of the company in its Pc
tition to Judge Hill was that the
reduction Of passenger rates from
four to three cents mile would
result in o large decrease of its
revenue from that source. This
claim has not been verified.
The experience of tho Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company is of
the same character. The report
of that Company for the last quar-.
ter of 1886 shows receipts from 10
col passenger travel to be s77.O59.-
50 against s72.905.6S for the corre-
spending quarter of 1sS5-an in.
crease of "a, 1884. The reduction
in passenger rates on the Mobile
and Ohio road, made June l, 1886,
was ten cents per passenger on
the short hauls. Clarion.
Especial to the Avalanche.l
/ Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. 9.-Sher-
iff Frank Anderson of Issaquena
county, returned from Jackson
this morning where he had been
to place four convicted prisoners
from his county in the penitentlary.
While OH the train he entered the
smoking car and among a number
of emigrants of Alabama to the
Delta country, he recognized ne.
gro named Willis Mitchell, who cut
his way out of the Issaquena Jail
two years since and had made good
his escape to Alabama. Sheriff
Anderson questioned his man and
in a few minutes had him hand.
cuffed.
The labor agent in charge of the
emigrants interfered, but cooled
downed when the officer informed
him that he had another pair ol
handouts in his pocket, which he
would place upon him. Mitchell
was charged with grand larceny
and assault yith Intent to kill.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
to Cotton Owners.

{ OF cotton are hereby notified
|Merchants' Wharf-boat Associ-
not be responsible for loss or
10 cotton from fire, while on
|mises.
KING DORWART. Stunt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
Delta Land Agency.
GnEENyILLE. mIssnssIpPI.

will hereafter devote my entire at-
tention and labor to the purchase and
location of lands for those desiring to
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta. l
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section of the State and win an.
swer all correspondence, furnish any
information, or make any examination
and location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
q. NJ. HELM, if
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
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WANTED.

Pillon as manager of a cot.
htatlon or store, or both,
ctlcal planter and business
Radfess PLANTER.
care oil GreenyiIle Times.
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Eunday Of March. 1887. next.

light, title and interest of The de-
W. W. Stone, in and to the fol-
property, to-wit; East half of
4 of section 26 and west half of
n Of section %, all in township
se 7 west.
me having been levied upon as
perty of the defendant, W. w.
md will be sold to satisfy plain
Yin, and all costs.
W. 4. HUNT,
Sheriff Of Washington County.
N McCutchen, Dep. [febl2-n30.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Rent and Share Contracts, of
approved form, for sale at TIMES
Office.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19
sHERlFT's SALE.

N MISSISSIPPI,
Ashington county. I
uington Circuit Court, to May
Term, 1887.
Lewis Hord
D. VS.. Fl. Fa.
w. W. Stone.
rtue of the above execution, to
ected, | shall expose to public
the door of the Court House in
lle, within the hours prescribed
to the highest bidder, for cash,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Planters desiring contract forms
can get the same at this once.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Last week the Russian vessel
Nishni Novgorod, with a cargo of
523 convicts from Odessa to Sag.
hallen, on reaching the island, was
promptly boarded by the prison
inspector, when a sudden and
tragic scene occurred. One OF
the desperadoes stepped up to
him and said $50 then you are
TO be our overseerW Whereupon.
without waiting for q reply, the
questioner drew a long knife from
beneath his kaftan, and plunged
it into the heart of the govern
ment officer killing him on the
spot.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Francis Smith, Caldwell & Co.,
on last Saturday, sold, under a
deed of trust, what is known as
the Chicot and Middle places,
W. A. Everman. of Memphis, was
the buyer for 1850. G. @, Mitch
ell, through his attorneys on be-
half of himself and Mrs. Sawin
gave notice that the legality and
regularity Of the sale would be
contested. There are something
over a thousand acres in the two
places. Six hundred of which are
improved, with good buildings
thereon.-Arkansas City Journal
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lar New Orleans and Greensiiit
packet,
The Swift and Reliable
.msr PARGOUD.

!, ,.vtrox. Master. CURT LEWIS, Clerk.
/ Leaves New Orleans for Green
. willie every THURSDAY at .
leaves Greenyille for New Or
svery SUNDAY at l0a m.
fhis line reserves the right 10 pass
|ngs that the Captains may eonslu-
safe. Passengers to New orleans !
time, avoiding haiiroau
/ and expense. The fare ana gen
keomn. n.odations cannot be excelled.
n Boats do not run here only
h the cotton season; Dnt also
III the dull months, to serve . pup,
svenienee which shippers should
hue to reeiprocate. -,
|freight or passage apply on DoarI
King Dorwart, Supt. Merchants
boat, Greenville, Miss. .A'f,'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-19

Planters desiring contract forms
can get tho same at this Office.
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Iar Vicksburg and GreenvllIe

Lar Vicksburg and Greenvllle
Packet.
4 q. S. MAIL.
! fast and reliable steamer
IS . A q u f n Az
N Marineaux, Master.
| In. Smith, Clerk.
Leaves Vicksburg every Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday
=m. Returning leaves Greenville
|Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
block p. m.
reight or passage apply on board,
King Dorwart, Supt. Merchants
boat. Greenville. l1uly l, 81
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-12


Public Parade
Doors
s2q,slhnsT and SIjEIsdN AUGUST
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NEW STYLE WATCHES.

rlme-pleces on Which the Usual Hands
Are Replaced by Figures
The construction oil Watches wltnoN
hands has lately attracted some eeoh,
ton, tho usual haAus peing replacou
by figures denoting the hour ana MIN
ute, which appear at openings IN the
dial plates the mechahism Is simple
and only lew more parts are re-
quired than IN an oruinary Wa'cn.
Two wheels are used 10 dehote inc
minutes-one, which moves forward
once in minute being geareu 10 a
second one marked with the ten MN
ute figures, and every ten minutes a
tooth on the first wheel engages WIN
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-12

ed Trustees in accordance with the
conditions recited in said petition re-
lating thereto, and in the event of a
favorable vote being had on the prop
osltion submitted by this order they
shall be the custodians Of the bonds
when issued, aud shall deliver the
same on the proceeds thereof to the
said Ohio Valley Railway Co., only
when the terms and conditions con.
tained IN the proposition of the said
Ohio Valley Railway Company have
been fully complied with by sale
Company.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-12

1t is estimated tina. the material
contained in the Chinese wall would
build wall around the world sis feet
high and two feet thick. It's cost was
probably equal to that ofall the 100 0oo
miles Of railroad in the United siatca.
Cincinnati Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-12

"A man in brooklyn has been max
ing old coins and imposing OH limo.
cent coin collectors to the inno oi
thousands of dollars. He produces
pine-tree shillings which nobody hut
himself can detect from the genuine,
and his coppers Of 1902 arc bcau1ifil
to look at. t.-Bosion transcript.